Ceylon Pioneers was a paramilitary unit formed as a skilled labor force with military type discipline in British Ceylon. Raised in 1821, with recruits from India, personal from the unit were used by the Public Works Department in construction of railways, road and bridges in Ceylon and Malaya till 1947.[1] Ceylonese serving with the force in Malaya were eligible for the General Service Medal with the Malaya Clasp[2]

Notable personal

See also

References

  1. ^ "THE PIONEER FORCE: AN ACCOUNT OF A. PARAMILITARY CORPS OF GOVERNMENT SERVANTS WHO SERVED IN. CEYLON AND MALAYA". um.edu.my. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  2. ^ "TERMS OF AWARD OF THE NAVAL GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL AND THE GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL (ARMY AND ROYAL AIR FORCE)" (PDF). defence.gov.au. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
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